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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATE: SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
FROM: FINANCE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR TOWING SERVICES FOR CITY-
OWNED VEHICLES
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): NO ITEM # 07
GOVERNMENT CODE § 84308 APPLIES: NO
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Motion, accept the bid from Greater Southern California Towing, Inc., in the amount of $107,410, to provide as needed towing services for city- owned vehicles for a one-year period with up to four one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Purchasing Agent to exercise the renewal options, all in accordance with Bid #9711.
DISCUSSION:
Purchasing solicited bids from known contractors and posted the bid on the City’s bid portal. Sealed bids were received by 2:00 p.m., August 15, 2023, from the following contractors and were publicly opened immediately thereafter.
Bidder Total Bid
Greater Southern California Towing, Inc. $ 107,410.00
Santa Ana, CA
Pacific Towing Inc. $ 112,637.51
Anaheim, CA
Archie’s Towing $ 209,035.00
Orange, CA
PH Enterprises Inc. $ 214,375.00
Anaheim, CA
The bid was based on an annual estimate of towing service requests for city vehicles.
The service is to include the towing of automobiles, light and medium duty trucks, heavy duty trucks, specialty vehicles, and equipment from various facilities to and from the City’s fleet yard as well as numerous repair locations. Having access to these services ensures that towing assistance is always available to address vehicle needs.
Acceptance of Bid for Towing Services for City-Owned Vehicles September 26, 2023
The term of the agreement will be for a one-year period with up to four one-year optional renewals. Unit pricing is fixed for the initial one-year base period. Pricing for the renewal periods shall be negotiated each year with any increases not-to-exceed the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the L.A.-Long Beach-Anaheim areas for the most recent available 12-month period.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Sufficient funds are available in the Public Works Department’s Fiscal Year 2023/24 budget. Funding for subsequent years will be subject to Council’s approval of budget appropriations.
Respectfully submitted, Concurred by,
John Vasquez Rudy Emami
Acting Purchasing Agent Director of Public Works